Pastel Painting - 5 Tips to Quickly Improve Your Painting Skills

Here are 5 tips to quickly improve your painting skills.
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My working process is a simple one; I start on location, sketching, photographing and painting. Some of these field studies make their way to the studio. In the studio I use all of that visual information and combine it with the sense or feeling I had for a location and create what is inevitably an abstraction of sorts in that it is not merely a copy of a photo but an interpretation of place. I hope that you enjoy the work!

[@MT-bc6xf]

Great 5 steps! Very helpful!

[@maugha100]

This is exactly what I needed to hear...paint small. I've been going too big and getting lost. I now know which picture and what I want to do!

[@florinpetcu1044]

Thank you for the video!

[@suzannw9098]

These tips are really helpful. Especially helpful is the tip that inspiration strikes when we are in a place to receive. Thanks!

[@chillynites1]

Thanks, Marla, such excellent advice !

[@Anniken961]

I love your passion for painting! I am going to put on practice those advice, and I will tell you how it works. Thanks you !

[@sarahkittelson622]

Excellent tips, and very helpful! Thanks so much for posting your teaching : )

[@maryannewatson2393]

Excellent recommendations, a nice simple list of skills to work on

[@theponderingpilgrim4342]

Thanks Marla. A very helpful and informative video. These 5 points hit the nail on the head, such great tips. The often and from life and smaller this is what I need to do more of, Yes Thankyou!

[@adielyyari]

Thank you so much for sharing that.

[@margchase3043]

Great advice 🙏. Thank you ..you’re hair is beautiful ! 😀

[@patriciaphillips8229]

I do not know what personalized means but that is what I chose and I hope you pay attention to those that want a little more attention. As you can probably tell I am new to paintings although I was exposed to a heavy amount of time with all types of art and artists in high school and college but that was many years ago and I have over the past thirty years have kept myself involved with mostly crafting and home art 🖼. Now I am trying to make a new comeback in all areas of the app. PattyyRN

[@christanaden9085]

Hi Marla. As I am just starting out using pastels I find your advise + tutorials invaluable. Really love your stuff! Do you have a video on what materials to use ie paper/pastels/ hard or soft pastels etc. Will look out for ur comments. Thank you Christa

[@Jackie.Lee.Art.2491]

My comment was made for the white still life jug.